Illuminated star



ILLUMI NATED S TAR Filed Jan. 27, 1927 lPatented Feb. 19, 1929.

1 LE ROY n. BECKER, or ROCHESTER, new YORK.

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Application filed January 27', 1927. Serial No. 163,869.

The object of this invention is to construct an illuminated star having suitable reflecting surfaces provided thereon which when illuminated by a light will reflect the light and its color and give it a predetermined outline in. theform of a geometrical figure that will add to the decorative and artistic effect of the star.

This and other objects of this invention will be fully illustrated in the drawing, de-

scribed in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the illuminated star and the decorative wreath surrounding it and forming part thereof.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the star and wreath, the section being taken on the line 2"- X of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the joint connecting the outer end of one. of the points of the star to one of the wreath supporting rings surrounding the star. r

In the several figures of the drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts.

The illuminated star forming the subject 'matter of my present invention is constructed in a manner that will provide suitable reflecting surfaces so that when the center of the star is illuminated-with a colored light an additional geometrical figure is formed by i the reflection of this light, and surrounds the light. The reflected figure is that of an imaginary flower and when reflected by a red light is similar to a poinsettia as illustrated by the red lined shading of the center of th star as illustrated in Figure 1. The colored light referred to is an incandescent lamp having the glass globe thereof covered all over with a suitable color, such lamps being regularly made and sold as articles of commerce. It will also be understood that a lamp having a white frosted globe may be used as well. These globes are not transparent but are translucent and con-v ceal the filament of the lamp, the Whole sur-.

face of the glass globe of the lamp being illuminated and appearing as the light. The

surface of the globe as shown,in Fig. 2 isv shown shaded for color the horizontal shading indicating blue and the diagonal shading in icating purple. It will be understood that the-whole lamp globe will be frosted to hide the lamp filan'lent and give a translucent cffoct and this frosted surface ora part. of it will have different colored segments and two of these colors are indicated by the shading. This will give a combination of colors in the geometrical design reflected at the center of the star.

The star is built up of sheet mate-rial that may be'either metallic or non-metallic. The body of the star is preferably formed by pressing it into the desired outline and shape which consists of five points all having triangularly channel shaped crosssections that terminate into a point at the outer end thereof. The sides of the inner ends of each of the points join along inclined ridges 1 to 5 and provide an open center for the star that is surrounded by these ridges and from which radiate the triangular channels forming the five points of the star. In the bottom of the center of the star is mounted the socket 6 in which in turn is mounted the incandescentlamp 7. The depth of the star at its central of the incandescent lamp. 7 and the angle of theside of each of the points of the star are calculated to have predetermined dimension and angular measurements that will-throw the light from the incandescent lamp against the ridges 1 to 5 and sides of the point and reflect the image of the incandescent lamp from the inclined sides.

This image appears as a geometrical figure that projects to the :top of the ridges as illustrated in Figure 1 and produces a figure in the center of the star having the color of the incandescent light. The inclined sides of the points of the star are either highly polished to provide suitable reflecting surfaces or are coated with a paint that produces a reflect-' ing surface. y

The outer ends of the points of the star aresurrounded by a ring 8 which may either be integral with the points of the star or to which the outer ends of the star may be anchored. A second ring 9 is spaced from the first ring .and is concentric therewith beingconnected may be rotatably mounted in a suitable links 10, and the sockets and reflectors supported between them is supplemented by suitable floral decoration that will give the whole the eflect of a wreath surroundinv the star withlthe incandescent lights 13 umformly spaced thereon. This gives the star a very pleasing appearance that may be varied by floral decoration forming the wreath as well as the color of the incandescent light in the center of the star.

While I have shown an ordinary type of incandescent light mounted in the center of the star in order to produce a predetermined geometric figure reflected from the centerof the star it is understood that other shapes of lights will produce corresponding geometric figures reflected therein. Furthermore two or more lights grouped around a common center in the center of the star will produce other geometrical figures and all such changes are intended to be within the scope of this invention.

Figure 2 shows that the electric li ht 7 aring provided at the back of the star. In

this case it is desirable to divide the surface of the light bulb into longitudinal segments of different colors. When the light bulb with these different colors is rotated, the reflected geometrical colordesign in the center of the star changes its color either wholly or partially at suitable intervals-depending on the the distribution of the colored sections on the light bulbs, and the rate of speed with which the light bulb is rotated.

- The light bulb may be rotated by means of any suitable motive power, and gearing that wi 1 either provide a continuous or an intermittent motion for the light bulb.. A gear 15 is shown attached to the rotating base of the light bulb and a pinion 1'6'is shown meshing with the gear 15 by means of which the gear is rotated. The rotating base is also provided with suitable means whereby the electric current is constantly 0r intermittently fed to the light bulb, a pair of commutator rings 17 and 18 being illustrated for this purpose on the rotating base of the light bulb.

I claim: 7

1. An illuminated star comprising a series oftriangular channel shaped points radiating from a common center with an open space'centrally of said points, a low base moun ed in the bottom of said open central space, an incandescent light having its glass lobe translucent to hide the filament of the amp mounted on said base and projecting from said base to locate said incandescent light solely within said open center and below the upper edges of the triangular shaped points so as to have the full outline of the incandescent light reflected between the re fleeting surfaces of the triangular shaped points that will produce a reflected geometrical light figure surrounding said incandescent light and radiating directly from the periphery of said base.

2. An illuminated star comprising a series of triangular channel shaped points ra- 1 diating from a common center with an open space centrally of said points, a low base mounted in the bottom of said open central space, an incandescent light having its glass globe translucent to hide the filament of the lamp mounted on said base and projecting from said base to locate said incandescent light solely within said open center and below the upper edges of the triangular shaped points so as to have the full outlineof the incandescent light reflected between the refleeting surfaces of the triangular shaped points that will produce a reflected geometrical light figure surrounding said incandes cent light and radiating directly from the periphery of said base, a ring surrounding the points of said star and suitably connected thereto, a second ring spaced from said first ring, means for suitably connecting said second ring to said first ring, a series of incandescent light bases supported betwen said rings, one base at each point of the star, electrical connections between said light bases, ornamental floral decorations supported between said rings to conceal said incandescent bases and the electrical connection between them and the. rings on which the floral decorations are supported and concealed and the connections between said first ring and the whereof I aflix my signature. 

